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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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indestructible rear end gears??? help plz

so i wanted to know if there are any indestructible rear end gears out there for the 10 bolt stock camaro diffs. or something close to that. would rather change out the gears instead of trying to mod the body for leaf springs. any one got any ideas?

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Re: indestructible rear end gears??? help plz

What?!?


Ok, first, no there are no indestructible 7.5" 10 bolt gears. Nothing even close to that.
2nd, mod the car for leaf springs?!? Where are you getting such crazyness??
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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Re: indestructible rear end gears??? help plz

Ring and pinion is too small to be indestructible. Street gears are hard but brittle and designed to last many hundreds of thousands of miles. Race gears are soft and forgiving but will wear out quickly if used regularly on the street. I don't think they even make race gears for a 7.5" since it's not a performance differential.

If you tried to convert a unibody car to use leaf springs, you'll probably spend less money just doing a complete back half. The third gen's suspension is far superior to leaf springs.

What does changing gears have to do with changing to leaf springs? If you want a stronger differential, install an aftermarket bolt in 9" or 12 bolt.
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